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The governor said the U.S. should intervene in the same way
that it did in Colombia to bolster the government’s attempts to regain control
of the country.

‘They are vicious.They are armed to the teeth. I want to see
them defeated – and any means that we can to run these people off our border
and to save American lives we need to be engaged in.’

Help: Texas Govenor Rick Perry has called for the U.S. military to step in, in the fight against Mexican drugs cartels

Speaking on MSNBC, he said: ‘I think we have to use every
aspect of law enforcement we have, including the military. I think you have the
same situation as you had in Colombia.

‘Obviously, Mexico has to approve any type of assistance
that we can give them,’ he added.

Even without Washington’s help, the Texas Department of
Public Safety says it is already running militaristic operations day and night
in the border battle.

'I never thought that we’d be in this paramilitary type of engagement,'
Captain Stacy Holland told Fox News of her work with the DPS. 'It's a war on
the border.'

The Texas Department of Public Safety has a fleet of
16 state-of-the-art helicopters to fight Mexican drug cartels.

In recent years, the drug cartels have adopted increasingly
terrorist-like behaviour.

The gang members are armed with powerful AK-47s, are dressed
in camouflage and they recruit ex-prisoners from America to do their dirty
work.

They employ spotters to hide by the Rio Grande and alert to
U.S. officials patrolling the border.

The cartels have executed more than 10,000 people since
January, including American citizens, holidaymakers and innocent bystanders.

Despite fencing and patrols, Mexican drug cartels move an
estimated $25 billion from US drug sales back into Mexico in a single year.

According to Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw, Mexican drug
cartels move about $25billion from their US drug sales back into Mexico in a
single year.

Despite fencing and patrols, Mexican drug cartels move an estimated $25 billion from US drug sales back into Mexico in a single year

But, law enforcement have confiscated just $130million in
illegal drug proceeds during the last four years, 'It certainly is a war in a sense that we’re doing what we
can to protect Texans and the rest of the nation from clearly a threat that has
emerged over the last several years,' said McCraw.

The Texas forces must constantly adapt new strategies, as
the cartels try new tricks.